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Terra d'Uro

We find ourselves in Toro, at Hacienda Terra d'Uro, where winemakers Javier Ortega and Cristiano Van Zeller interpret their work with the utmost consciousness through vineyard work. A deep and careful knowledge of the territory and the experience of three generations of winemakers allow their wines to take on unique and typical expressions together.

Most of the vineyard work is done manually, such as pruning, hoeing around the vines, and treatment with sulfur or nettle powder. Only for plowing are mechanical means used.

Toro

The wine region "Toro" takes its name from the homonymous city and falls within a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) nestled between the provinces of Zamora and Valladolid, in the far west of Castile and León, in an area strongly influenced by the presence of the Duero River and other watercourses that have shaped its landscape.

Toro's climate is extremely continental with Atlantic influences. The region is characterized by cold winters and hot, very arid summers, with a significant temperature difference between day and night. These climatic conditions, combined with poor, crumbly, and poorly permeable soils dotted everywhere with alluvial pebbles, force the plant roots to go deep and produce highly colored, full-bodied, and alcoholic wines.

For a long time, Toro wines did not shine for excellence precisely because of these organoleptic characteristics, but in the last two decades, there has been a change in the production route of small winegrowers. Quality has been sought both in the vineyard and in the cellar with innovative techniques, valuing old bush vines (almost all pre-phylloxera), which are now used for the production of wines of great balance, generally very similar to Tempranillo, easy to drink, but with marked intensity and complexity, in fact unique.

The flagship product of this designation is red wine obtained from Tinta de Toro, a native grape variety descended from Tempranillo that has adapted to the extreme climatic conditions of this area, with a higher concentration of sugars and polyphenols at full ripeness.

The small thick-skinned berries, rich in color and with marked tannins, are known to be full-bodied and intense, with aromas of black fruit and spices. Among the most famous wines of this region are Toro Reserva and Toro Gran Reserva, aged for at least three and five years respectively, necessary to "tame" the significant tannin.